You may have noticed that some WWI fighter planes had three wings, but why was this? Did the extra wings help make the ...

A 24-year labor of love culminates as "Sophie," a meticulously crafted WWI Sopwith Strutter replica, successfully takes to ...

Plane designers had to keep things light, and "the engines weren't very powerful," Burchette noted. WWI planes had much more sparse wing spars than those used today, only running a portion of the ...

Here are some of the top fighter aircraft of WWI, ranked, paying homage to the ... 5 was powered by a 150 HP engine, but this was later upgraded to a 200 HP Wolseley V-8, leading to its SE.

There were several problems associated with the Hispano-Suiza engine which powered the aircraft, which meant that there was a shortage of the model into 1918. Specifically, there were challenges ...

The plane's engine apparently caught fire because of unknown mechanical problems during the performance, according to the Red Hook Police Department. This led to the plane crashing and bursting ...